The ovary is the female gonad responsible for producing eggs to create new life, and it is also the primary aging organ in women. As a heterogeneous organ, the ovary is composed of various types of ...

A scientific illustration of a human ovary and fallopian tube. (Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) From day one ...

This series was created for Google, the Buck Institute, Optispan and Phenome Health by Scientific American Custom Media, a division separate from the magazine’s board of editors. Women live far longer ...

Australian scientists have discovered a crucial clue that may help protect a woman’s fertility and even improve how she ages.

Despite the fact that we all start out as an egg cell in one of our mother's ovaries, these human reproductive organs are surprisingly under-studied. Scientists have been working on creating in vitro ...

Streak ovaries are when the ovaries do not develop correctly before birth. This causes the individual to have nonfunctioning ovaries and experience various symptoms. Ovaries are the small oval-shaped ...

Producing follicles isn’t the only task for ovaries, new research suggests. (Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) We've all heard of menopause: a supposedly terminal moment for the ...

Menopause is caused by a decline in ovarian function and hormone production. Because your ovaries are the primary drivers of this change, you can experience symptoms of menopause even if you do not ...

As delayed pregnancies become more common, poor ovarian response (POR) is a growing challenge for assisted reproductive technology (ART). A new study conducted by researchers from Xiamen University ...